Council News
Council water rangers are today lowering flows in our stockwater races ahead of the rain event forecast this weekend.
Next time you enter the Ashburton Library from Havelock Street, cast your eyes low down to the right and you will see our recently-sealed time capsule has begun its 50-year wait.
Council staff and volunteers are preparing to take part in a major civil defence exercise on Thursday 7 November.
The Methven Community Board granted $2000 this week to help advertise a new arts and growers market in Methven.
Ashburton District Council has been given the seal of approval by Business Canterbury, the regional Chamber of Commerce.
Council has established a committee dedicated to three waters activities, which include drinking water, wastewater and stormwater.
An Ashburton committee charged with administering funds from Creative Communities New Zealand has granted 17 applications and handed out a total of nearly $25,000 to local arts groups.
If you’re planning to spend time on an indoor project this Labour weekend, then you’ll be able to take all your waste to the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park, which is open every day over the long holiday weekend.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown recognised the work of three outstanding local volunteers at the 2024 Community Civic Awards ceremony.
The school holidays brought a surge of visitors to our Council facilities, with the people counters at EA Networks Centre hitting 23,000 over the four days of an under 14 basketball tournament.